Chaos in Reflexions

In this applet you can see how a light ray bounces between spherical mirrors. Small changes of the parameters (circle positions, light ray angle, etc.) habe a huve global effect on the way the light ray takes.

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It is also very intersting to move the origin of the ray to the interior of a circle or to the interior of an intersection of circles.

Created with Cinderella